Gus J. Vlahakes

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
170 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

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Gus J. Vlahakes is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Gus J. Vlahakes has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 75 papers in Surgery and 42 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Gus J. Vlahakes's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (51 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (36 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (35 papers). Gus J. Vlahakes is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (51 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (36 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (35 papers). Gus J. Vlahakes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Israel. Gus J. Vlahakes's co-authors include Jorge Guerrero, Robert A. Levine, David F. Torchiana, Julien I.E. Hoffman, Alan D. Hilgenberg, Mortimer J. Buckley, Cary W. Akins, Mark D. Handschumacher, Kevin Turley and Willard M. Daggett and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Gus J. Vlahakes

167 papers receiving 7.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The pathophysiology of failure in acute right ventricular hypertension: hemodynamic and biochemical correlations.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gus J. Vlahakes United States	51	5.4k	3.2k	1.8k	1.8k	722	170	7.9k
Olivier Dubourg France	47	6.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	470 0.7×	203	9.7k
John Pepper United Kingdom	41	3.7k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	875 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	205	6.1k
Thomas J. Kulik United States	35	1.8k 0.3×	1.6k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.0k 1.4×	101	4.8k
Michael P. Feneley Australia	44	3.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	796 0.4×	854 0.5×	597 0.8×	144	6.3k
Simon C. Body United States	43	3.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	955 0.5×	293 0.4×	144	6.1k
Isaac George United States	42	3.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	903 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	588 0.8×	260	5.6k
Hans‐Joachim Schäfers Germany	59	5.8k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	5.9k 3.2×	2.8k 1.5×	589 0.8×	355	10.1k
Martin G. St. John Sutton United States	39	5.9k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	554 0.8×	110	7.8k
Jack L. Titus United States	45	3.4k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	399 0.6×	177	6.7k
Giuseppe Faggian Italy	32	2.3k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	945 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	597 0.8×	332	4.4k

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Vlahakes, Gus J., et al.. (2022). Beware of an anomalous left circumflex artery when considering aortic valve or root procedures. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 37(5). 1396–1397. 1 indexed citations

Bhardwaj, Bhaskar, Dhaval Kolte, Yanglu Zhao, et al.. (2022). Severity of and Recovery From Anemia After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: An Analysis of the PARTNER Trials and Registries. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2(1). 100531–100531. 1 indexed citations

Channick, Richard N., et al.. (2021). Vascular Endobronchial Ultrasound in a Patient With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 28(2). e23–e26. 1 indexed citations

Kolte, Dhaval, Gus J. Vlahakes, Igor F. Palacios, et al.. (2019). Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 74(12). 1532–1540. 101 indexed citations

Lowry, Patricia A., Theofanie Mela, Suhny Abbara, et al.. (2011). Risk stratification for sudden cardiac death after septal myectomy. Journal of Cardiology Cases. 3(2). e65–e67. 4 indexed citations

Chaput, Miguel, Mark D. Handschumacher, François Tournoux, et al.. (2008). Mitral Leaflet Adaptation to Ventricular Remodeling. Circulation. 118(8). 845–852. 175 indexed citations

Beeri, Rоnen, Chaim Yosefy, Jorge Guerrero, et al.. (2008). Mitral Regurgitation Augments Post-Myocardial Infarction Remodeling. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 51(4). 476–486. 60 indexed citations

Fifer, Michael A. & Gus J. Vlahakes. (2008). Management of Symptoms in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 117(3). 429–439. 87 indexed citations

Neragi-Miandoab, Siyamek, et al.. (2007). Malignant Tumours of the Heart: A Review of Tumour Type, Diagnosis and Therapy. Clinical Oncology. 19(10). 748–756. 147 indexed citations

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Delling, Francesca N., Danita Y. Sanborn, Robert A. Levine, et al.. (2007). Frequency and Mechanism of Persistent Systolic Anterior Motion and Mitral Regurgitation After Septal Ablation in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. The American Journal of Cardiology. 100(11). 1691–1695. 35 indexed citations

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Baggish, Aaron L., R. Neal Smith, Igor F. Palacios, et al.. (2006). Pathological effects of alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Heart. 92(12). 1773–1778. 37 indexed citations

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Nesta, Francesca, Danita M. Yoerger, Michael H. Picard, et al.. (2004). 839-2 Mechanism of systolic anterior motion and regurgitation post septal ablation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(5). A215–A215. 3 indexed citations

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Dowling, Robert D., Laman A. Gray, Steven W. Etoch, et al.. (2004). Initial experience with the AbioCor implantable replacement heart system. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 127(1). 131–141. 116 indexed citations

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Shrager, Joseph B., John C. Wain, Cameron D. Wright, et al.. (2003). Omentum is highly effective in the management of complex cardiothoracic surgical problems. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 125(3). 526–532. 97 indexed citations

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Klima, Uwe, J. Luis Guerrero, & Gus J. Vlahakes. (1998). Contribution of the interventricular septum to maximal right ventricular function. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 14(3). 250–255. 47 indexed citations

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Otsuji, Yutaka, Mark D. Handschumacher, Ehud Schwammenthal, et al.. (1997). Insights From Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Into the Mechanism of Functional Mitral Regurgitation. Circulation. 96(6). 1999–2008. 426 indexed citations

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Kaplan, David K., Yuki Atsumi, Michael N. DʼAmbra, & Gus J. Vlahakes. (1995). Distal circulatory support for thoracic aortic operations: Effects on intracranial pressure. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 59(2). 448–452. 13 indexed citations

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Aragam, Jayashri, J. Luis Guerrero, Gus J. Vlahakes, et al.. (1993). Doppler color flow mapping of epicardial coronary arteries: Initial observations. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 21(2). 478–487. 25 indexed citations

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Brooks, Ross, Hasan Garan, Gus J. Vlahakes, et al.. (1993). Determinats of successful nonthoracotomy cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: Experience in 101 patients using two different lead systems. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 22(7). 1835–1842. 60 indexed citations

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Mathisen, Douglas J., Hermes C. Grillo, Gus J. Vlahakes, & Willard M. Daggett. (1988). The omentum in the management of complicated cardiothoracic problems. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 95(4). 677–684. 158 indexed citations

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